Postal service; Trumpspeak; street striping; Parkinson’s disease

Postal service

I keep thinking about a letter regarding postal delivery problems. (“Postal problems,” March 30)

First, I must say how saddened I am that we reflexively attribute malicious intent to others.

The reader wrote:

“My letter carrier has decided that he/she no longer needs to make sure my packages get to the right address.”

After taking time to write the letter, I hope the reader made a constructive call to the local post office manager.

It has been my experience that postal managers are eager to correct problems.

I’d also encourage the reader to at least meet the letter carrier.

I suspect the reader would find another hardworking person whose job is relentlessly demanding, often physically unpleasant and much more complicated than we assume.

Our postal employees are consistently required to do more and more with shrinking staffing and resources — day in and day out.

Shout-out to the postal employers who serve Ridglea Hills.

You are appreciated.

Trumpspeak

Does Donald Trump ever proofread his words before he speaks?

Is he the one who the American people want to represent us before the world?

Street striping

Is the city of Fort Worth out of street striping paint?

Parkinson’s disease

I urge our neighbors to take part in Parkinson’s Awareness Month.

Nearly 1 million Americans live with Parkinson’s. I have this incurable disease.

It’s not linked to lifestyle or behaviors, and I don’t have the known genetic markers.

I just got it. And now I have it.

I invite our neighbors to show support by contributing to find a cure and by supporting activities that help people with Parkinson’s.

This story was originally published April 11, 2016 at 5:45 PM with the headline "Postal service; Trumpspeak; street striping; Parkinson’s disease."